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The Health Department has come up with guidelines on how to best protect yourself once the mask mandate is scrapped on July 1.

Restaurants are required to clearly indicate if they are using cannabis as an ingredient, the Health Department said.

Most Thais are worried about the new Covid-19 strain, an opinion poll conducted by the Department of Health revealed on Tuesday.

People with no or mild Covid-19 symptoms in some cases do not need to take Favipiravir, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.

Guidance on telling the difference between dengue fever and Covid-19 was offered by the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health on Monday.

More than three-quarters of Thais believe Covid-19 infections will surge during and after Songkran, according to the Department of Health’s latest Anamai poll.

Illegal burning of farm waste and forest fires have pushed the PM2.5 levels in the North to unhealthy levels again, the Department of Health announced on Saturday.

The Department of Health suggested people avoid exercising outdoors for extended periods this summer to avoid heatstroke.

The Department of Health is joining up with other relevant agencies to find a way of tackling the growing mountains of infectious waste.

The Department of Health on Friday warned that eating “squid shot” could put consumers at high risk of ingesting bacteria and parasites, and suggested that all seafood be thoroughly cooked before consumption.

As Thailand gets ready to welcome the Year of the Tiger on February 1, the Department of Health is advising people to adhere to the “3 Safety rules”, namely food safety, PM2.5 safety and Covid-19 safety.

Most Thais are worried about a simultaneous spike of Covid-19 and PM2.5 air pollution over the busy Chinese New Year period.